Spray paint or powder coat the wheels?

[smiles]

powder coat, doesn't cost that much and you can pick from many colours at places that do it. Looks much better and would last longer than spray painting.

[smiles]

I think it was like $25 - $40 a wheel ... but this was a few yrs back and only going from memory!

[pcmx5]

I got charged $40 a wheel for powdercoating but ended up spending $55 and they put a clearcoat over the top and the results are much better.

Peter.

[Red Baron]

I have a set of rims that were 2 packed in white, use them for track with DO1's, they get heavy brake dust and all the other crap off the track.

A little Meguiars and they come up beautifully.

Powdercoating while durable is also brittle, so I think it would be prone to chip on a wheel, where 2 pack has not.

My experience

baron

[adamjp]

I just refinished some wheels using the new Holts Duplicolour wheel paint.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

You cannot get the damn clear in this country yet.

The big lesson that I re-learnt is that you need to strip the old paint/primer/filler off the wheels in order to have it look good. I didn't quite get it all off and they look like crap up close. Still, it was a learning experience, and I learnt.

No idea how the duplicolour will age, but since it is a polyurethane, it should be as tough as hell. It went on over etch primer, so it ain't coming off anytime soon.

[Philip Lee]

well, i would like a gun metal grey against a red car. im still not sure.

Like mine?:

[smiles]

Gun metal grey looks hot on just about any car ... hard to go wrong with it.

[adamjp]

The paint is about $16 a can. 2 cans will be enough for 4 rims. Etch primer is around $15 and one can is enough.


The key is to get the old paint, etc. off. Try a bead blaster or professional paint stripper.

[green_comet]

you get a better finish if you prep properly..if you cut corners the end result will show this.

[EGG80X]

I brought my enkei rims awhile back and it was not in the perfect state..... took some time and effort to restore the rims, like green comet said, prep it properly










The finished result




This is the worst rim of the set
Before:


After:

[mr_rotary]

I just refinished some wheels using the new Holts Duplicolour wheel paint.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

You cannot get the damn clear in this country yet.

The big lesson that I re-learnt is that you need to strip the old paint/primer/filler off the wheels in order to have it look good. I didn't quite get it all off and they look like crap up close. Still, it was a learning experience, and I learnt.

No idea how the duplicolour will age, but since it is a polyurethane, it should be as tough as hell. It went on over etch primer, so it ain't coming off anytime soon.

Where abouts did/can you buy this paint from?

I am looking for an inexpensive way to clean up my rims!

[mr_rotary]

Phew, just completed doing my set of rims. I have used the 'Dupli-colour' High Performace Wheel Coating (Graphite) for mine. One spray can will do the job (3 coats) but I had another can to make it four coats. I then put 2 coats of clear over the top.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

The worst part is using the paint stripper and making sure it's nice and clean.

Thanks goes to 'adamjp' for his help in sourcing this product.

Before



After Paint Stripper



Final product (Excuse the overspray - I have a new set of tyres to put on )



Products i used in order